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Leslie Hymes ROGERS

Regimental number1976
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight118 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr Alfred Robert Rogers, corner Brook and Wickham Streets, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service2 years 8 months Compulsory trai (C.Q.M.S.) 7th Infantry
Enlistment date22 January 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Susan ROGERS
Discharge date31 March 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; dischraged (appointment terminated), Brisbane, 31 March 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 December 1930
Age at death35
Place of burialLutwyche Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROGERS Leslie Hymes

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